Homeless on the High Desert avoids a $1300 Craig’s list ripoff, and details how the scam works.
For large money transactions, whether Craig’s List, eBay, or wherever, use an escrow service. eBay specifically says to only use Escrow.com.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
One of my clients used an escrow service to sell a domain name. They never got the money. So some escrow services are a scam, too.
Escrow services are not the only way to avoid scams. For more feedback check out this article about eBay :
http://www.feedbacksecrets.com/The_eBay_Myth.pdf